Development of a face shield concept to protect against COVID-19 infection using integrated CAD and CAE tools and sustainable design techniques: deployment of international standards

To this day, the COVID-19 pandemic has infected hundreds of millions of persons globally. Counter measures to combat this virus have been orchestrated by major health enterprises that have approved solutions including vaccines, social distancing and facial protection. As such, this paper focuses on the development of a COVID-19 preventative face shield concept using integrated computer-aided design and engineering (CAD and CAE or CAD/E) tools alongside sustainable design techniques to generate a virtual model in compliance with the safety standards as recommended by the major international health organisations. The study will employ an extensive review of literature, standard product development practices, CAD drawings, and CAE simulations and analysis to facilitate the concept's evolution. This proposal can prove highly valuable to sanitation companies owing to the recently exorbitant market demands for face shields because of the pandemic, which can in turn provide substantial profit to both a business and daily consumer.